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B.S. Major in Biology


The major is designed to provide students with a broad background in modern biology that will prepare them for employment or further study in graduate or professional schools.

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Recommended Four Year Schedule


All students majoring in biology are required to take:
  • Introduction to Biology I and II sequence
    • BIOL 130 and BIOL 131
    • BIOL 140 and BIOL 141
  • Cell Biology (BIOL 205)
  • Genetics (BIOL 308)
  • Ecology (BIOL 406).

Students must take five additional biology electives.
One must be chosen from each of the following course groupings:

Cell and Molecular Biology Courses

  • BIOL 310 Microbiology
  • BIOL 401 Developmental Biology
  • BIOL 402 Descriptive Histology
  • BIOL 424 Molecular Genetics

Ecology and Field Biology Courses

  • BIOL 314 Vascular Flora of South Carolina
  • BIOL 408 Ornithology
  • BIOL 409 Marine Biology
  • BIOL 410 Vertebrate Natural History
  • BIOL 426 Freshwater Biology

Organismal Biology Courses

  • BIOL 203 Survey of the Plant Kingdom
  • BIOL 208 Evolution
  • BIOL 301 Invertebrate Zoology
  • BIOL 302 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
  • BIOL 307 Animal Behavior
  • BIOL 322 History of Biology
  • BIOL 403 Animal Physiology
  • BIOL 419 Economic Botany

Two additional biology electives are required.
These can be chosen from the courses above as well as:

  • BIOL 320 Intern Research
  • BIOL 412 Special Topics in Biology
  • BIOL 414 Environmental Physiology
  • BIOL 427 Immunology


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